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Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.
Peelbark St. Johnswort
USDA HYFA
Seminole Drug, Cathartic
Plant used as a cathartic.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 275
Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.
Peelbark St. Johnswort
USDA HYFA
Seminole Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of roots taken for rat sickness: blocked urination and bowels.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 231
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
St. Andrew's Cross
USDA HYHYH
Houma Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of scraped roots and bark taken for fever.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
St. Andrew's Cross
USDA HYHYH
Houma Drug, Toothache Remedy
Bark used to pack aching tooth.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 55
Ilex opaca Ait.
American Holly
USDA ILOPO
Alabama Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore eyes.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37
Ilex opaca Ait.
American Holly
USDA ILOPO
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of bark rubbed on areas affected by itching.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37
Ilex sp.
Holly
Alabama Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of inner bark used as an eyewash.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
Common Winterberry
USDA ILVE
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of bark taken as a physic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
Common Winterberry
USDA ILVE
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Decoction of bark taken as an emetic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
Common Winterberry
USDA ILVE
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for craziness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
Common Winterberry
USDA ILVE
Ojibwa Drug, Antidiarrheal
Bark used for diarrhea.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 355
Ilex vomitoria Ait.
Yaupon
USDA ILVO
Seminole Drug, Psychological Aid
Bark used as medicine for old people's dance sickness: nightmarish dreams and waking up talking.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 261
Inula helenium L.
Elecampane Inula
USDA INHE
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Cold Remedy
Compound decoction of root or bark taken for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 67, 82
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey.
Man Of The Earth
USDA IPPA
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound infusion of bark, roots and leaves taken as blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 419
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of bark taken to check bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Pills from inner bark used as a cathartic and compound infusion used for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Pills prepared from inner bark and used as a cathartic.
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 75
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Pills from inner bark taken as a cathartic and compound infusion used for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic
Compound decoction with bark taken to kill worms in adults.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of bark taken as a physic and cathartic.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion or chewed bark applied to bleeding wounds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Infusion of plant and other plant wood and bark used as an emetic to remove yellow from the stomach.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 39
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound decoction with bark taken to induce pregnancy.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Hemostat
Infusion or chewed bark applied to bleeding wounds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Iroquois Drug, Laxative
Compound decoction of bark or shoots taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 295
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Malecite Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of bark used as a purgative.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 254
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Meskwaki Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of twig bark or decoction of wood and bark taken as a cathartic.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Micmac Drug, Cathartic
Bark used as a purgative.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 57
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Potawatomi Drug, Cathartic
Bark used as a physic and infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Potawatomi Drug, Tonic
Infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic and bark used as a physic.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of inner bark taken for smallpox and infusion of leaves used for goiter.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Poison
'Bark used cautiously in medicine because it is poisonous.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Bark chewed for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Three bundles of bark boiled to make a strong tea and used for two days to remove intestinal bile.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cathartic
Strong decoction of bark taken as a cathartic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Emetic
Strong decoction of bark taken as an emetic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of bark taken 'to remove bile from the intestines.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Liver Aid
Decoction of bark taken 'to remove bile from the intestines.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of bark applied for headache.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Laxative
Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Poultice of bark applied for 'craziness.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of bark used as a medicine for rain.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Kiowa Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of root bark taken to kill 'worms.'
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Drug, Cathartic
Inner bark used as a very strong physic.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Coiled and charred twig bark and old bark applied in water for snake bite.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root bark taken to prevent dysentery.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge
Compound with north side bark used as a poultice for chills.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root bark taken to 'roughen the intestines.'
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Diegueno Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves and bark taken for hangovers.
Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216
Juniperus californica Carr.
California Juniper
USDA JUCA7
Diegueno Drug, Hypotensive
Infusion of leaves and bark taken for high blood pressures.
Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216